The read
It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
A historical drama about Barbara Radziwiłł, whose controversial love affair and marriage with King Sigismund II Augustus defied political opposition in 16th-century Poland. The film follows their romance, Barbara’s untimely death, and her posthumous return to Vilnius, framed through the king’s memories of his beloved queen.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Janusz MajewskiDirector
- Janusz MajewskiWriter
- Stanisław KasprzysiakWriter
- Halina AuderskaWriter
Cast
- Krzysztof KolbergerAnonimus
- Jan MachulskiOchmistrz Wolski
- Jerzy TrelaMikołaj "Czarny" Radziwiłł, brat Barbary
- Jerzy ZelnikZygmunt II August
- Bożena AdamekElżbieta Habsburżanka
- Marek KondratAndrzej Frycz-Modrzewski
- Aleksandra ŚląskaQueen Mother Bona Sforza d'Aragon
- Anna DymnaBarbara Radziwillówna
- Hanna StankównaKatrina
- Zdzisław KozieńZygmunt I Stary
- Leonard PietraszakPiotr Kmita
- Franciszek PieczkaPiotr Boratynski